Catastrophic health expenditure of chronic diseases: Evidence from Hamadan, Iran

Background: Chronic noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) could increase the risk of catastrophic health expenditure (CHE). The present study aims to analyze CHE among households with and without chronic NCDs in Hamedan. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 780 households' patients, who were being...

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Main Authors: Aziz Rezapour, Sajad Vahedi, Farzad Faraji Khiavi, Firooz Esmaeilzadeh, Javad Javan-Noughabi, Abdolhalim Rajabi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2017-01-01
Series:International Journal of Preventive Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.ijpvmjournal.net/article.asp?issn=2008-7802;year=2017;volume=8;issue=1;spage=99;epage=99;aulast=Rezapour